Teen Electrocuted on School Grounds

Reston
Police District – Shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, police and
fire were called to Fox Mill Elementary School at 2611 Viking Drive in
Herndon.

First
responders arrived and located four juvenile males; three 14-year-olds
and one 15-year-old. One of the 14-year-olds had inadvertently come into
contact with a live electrical wire and was electrocuted. He was
pronounced dead on scene. The remaining boys were transported to Inova
Fairfax Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

There
does not appear to have been an attempt to enter the school.

Homicide
detectives and crime scene technicians responded to the scene. The
investigation is continuing.

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